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The myth of India’s extreme inequality: What the data gets wrongRecent studies reveal a misrepresentation of income inequality in India, challenging the commonly accepted pre-tax Gini coefficient of 0.61...20 Apr, 2026, 11.47 PM IST- West Asia conflict deals a double whammy to India’s farm sector: pre-harvest cost pressures, post-harvest shipping delaysSupply shocks, export disruptions, and labour shortages caused by the Iran war are beginning to strain India’s agriculture despite ample fo...09 Apr, 2026, 10.01 AM IST
- Centre in final stages of developing system to extend subsidized foodgrains to homeless, destituteOver and above the subsidized foodgrains, the government during the pandemic is supplying free foodgrains to NFSA beneficiaries under Pradh...30 Dec, 2021, 04.52 PM IST
- UP food & civil supplies department to be given Digital India Award by President Kovind on Dec 30The chief minister's office said in a tweet on Saturday the department has been recognised for its e-POS (Points of Sale) based food distri...20 Dec, 2020, 02.20 PM IST
- Economy likely to grow at 7.6 per cent in 2016-17: NCAERThe manufacturing sector is also giving positive signals with Purchasers' Managers Index, Index of Industrial Production for core sectors a...05 Nov, 2016, 07.59 PM IST
- Ram Vilas Paswan snubs Nitish Kumar on bonus payment"The Centre never banned payment of bonus to farmers in Bihar... the state government is indulging in misleading campaign on the issue," Pa...30 Nov, 2014, 05.02 PM IST
- Centre asks state governments to open more procurement centersFoodgrains' procurement is undertaken by the central nodal agency FCI as also state procurement agencies.17 Jan, 2014, 08.31 PM IST
- Govt's wheat procurement crosses 38 mn tonnes this year so farWheat procurement has crossed 38 million tonnes in the current marketing year so far as the government's wheat purchase drive is coming to ...15 Jul, 2012, 11.07 AM IST
- Government admits mismatch between procurement, storage of grainsPranab Mukherjee admitted a "mismatch" as godowns lacked storage space when there had been a "record production" of rice and wheat.07 May, 2012, 03.30 PM IST
- State FMs’ panel wants purchase tax merged with GSTThe empowered committee of state finance ministers has decided that purchase tax levied by some states should be subsumed in the proposed g...21 Dec, 2009, 12.49 AM IST
- Purge purchase tax, octroiSome states opine that purchase tax should not be subsumed into the GST.16 Nov, 2009, 02.00 AM IST
- Purchase foodgrains through FCI: AIKS vice-presidentAll India Kisan Sabha vice- president Kolli Nageswara Rao today demanded the Central government to purchase foodgrains through Food Corpora...31 May, 2008, 12.05 PM IST
- Futures ban no panacea for inflation ills: AssochamThe real culprit is virtual stagnation in food production since 1999, says a study by Assocham which is to be submitted to the finance and ...12 May, 2008, 03.28 AM IST
- Foodgrains for PDS should be bought from open mkt: PawarAgriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Thursday said government should buy foodgrains from the open market for distribution under the social ...20 Sep, 2007, 02.00 PM IST
- Last year's wheat procurement level surpassed: FCIThe nodal foodgrain procurement agency Food Corporation of India has purchased 95.9 lakh tonnes of the foodgrain.16 May, 2007, 07.50 PM IST
- FCI to steer clear of dual grain pricingFood Corporation of India (FCI) will not adopt deferential pricing and enter the open market at this juncture after all.22 Jun, 2006, 12.53 AM IST
- 'No ceiling for grain purchase under MSP plan'THE government has ruled out putting a cap on the procurement of foodgrains under the minimum support price (MSP).17 May, 2002, 03.34 AM IST
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